There will be no changes to the NT’s bail laws following a five-month “expert review” in connection to the death of 20-year-old bottleshop employee Declan Laverty, the Fyles Government has announced, while moving to introduce greater powers for police to search people for knives and other weapons.
The Northern Territory’s sole finalist in the Miss World Australia competition Jennifer Sochima, said she has promised herself to be a change maker, and said if she wins the crown she will use the platform to talk about issues affecting young people including discrimination and mental health.
A Coconut Grove man who allegedly attempted to resell stolen beer kegs on Facebook has been arrested following a raid of his home, NT Police said.
The Fyles Government will commence a community consultation process to develop a framework for Voluntary Assisted Dying in the NT to provide accessible and safe care, the government has announced, eight months after legislation passed Federal Parliament to permit assisted dying in the Territory.
EXCLUSIVE: The major ICAC investigation into the Territory Labor Government’s misuse of public funds for political campaigning during the 2020 election has been compromised, the NT Independent can reveal, after an ICAC staffer involved in the investigation failed to disclose two potential conflicts of interest, including that he had previously discussed a career on the fifth floor with a key witness.
Dementia Support Australia will launch a series of free workshops in Darwin on August 3 for aged care workers and home carers engaged with people, family members, or friends living with dementia.
A car fire in the State Square underground carpark on Friday morning led to a “large-scale response” involving 14 firefighters with nearby streets being shut down, NT Police said.
Some Northern Territory taxi fares will increase by seven per cent from Monday, the NT government has said.
Today’s national news includes the alcohol excise tax is expected to top up to more than $100 per litre, the housing market implodes on Aussie homebuilders, giant telecom company Telstra to cut 500 jobs, and airlines could ditch flights to Australia in the future.
A crime spree through Katherine East overnight resulted in multiple crime scenes with NT Police calling for witnesses after four youths with an “edged weapon” allegedly threatened different residents while breaking into multiple homes, while in another incident, a male with his face covered allegedly robbed two women at a hotel.
The CLP has accused Chief Minister Natasha Fyles of covering up a dangerous and unsafe situation for flood evacuees at the Howard Springs facility, after newly released Budget Estimates data revealed that police investigated 145 incidents at the facility, with 67 of those cases involving domestic violence.
The Fyles Government has extended takeaway alcohol restrictions in Alice Springs indefinitely, meaning no alcohol sales in the town on Monday and Tuesday, and restricted sales hours on other days, but the government has not provided the data the Chief Minister said was behind the decision.
